My Family

Nicholas Andrew

Nick is my sweet 7 year old. He is in first grade and he's a fabulous kid. Nick is very smart, very sensitive, very into Star Wars, bakugan, Wii, playing, learning, and loving life! He's a super kid and a pure joy to be around. His contagious smile and sweet freckles melt my heart. Nick is a perfect big brother and I am so proud of him and honored to be his Momma!

Adam Joseph

Adam is my baby. My youngest and most cuddley, yet awnry child! He is quite the comedian at his young age and is sure to be entertaining. He is sweet, loving, funny, and innocent. He has a perfect smile, an hilarious sense of humor, and he is totally genuine. Adam is a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day!

Mothers

A mother holds her children's hands for a while...their hearts forever.~ Author Unknown

I never knew how much love my heart could hold until someone called me "mommy."~ Author Unknown

If at first you don't succeed, do it the way your mother told you to.~ Author Unknown

I'd rather be a mother than anyone on earthBringing up a child or two of unpretentious birth...I'd rather tuck a little child all safe and sound in bedthan twine a chain of diamonds about my [carefree] head.I'd rather wash a smudgy face with round, bright, baby eyesThan paint the pageantry of fame or walk among the wise.~ Meredith Gray

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

"I see Thomas!" Adam was equally excited but because of where they were standing, I could only get one first reaction.

Taking a break for a drink. It was hot and we did a lot of walking.

The boys, MiMi (my Mom) and Me on the train ride.

Nick and I on the Thomas train waiting to depart for our ride.

Patiently waiting.

When the train begain to move, Adam let out a REALLY REALLY loud "All Abooooooard!!"

It was so hard to get them to stand still for this picture. It didn't turned out as good as I hoped, but I'll take what I can get.

Mom and her boys!

We had a wonderful time. Did you wonder where Ray and my Dad were in the Thomas pictures?

For many days before the festival, it rained. That in turn eliminated most of the parking at the event. Police were parking people on the other side of town at the schools. There was terrible traffic and Ray and Dad decided to drop my mom, the boys and I off so we didn't miss the train ride because we had to catch the train at 12:15. Ray called me about 1/2 hour later and said they wouldn't make it back because of the crowd. There was no where left to park and they couldn't even get close to the event. So they went and had lunch, drove around and picked us up later.

It was a little disappointing but we still had a really great time and not too many melt down's since all of this occured near nap time :)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

We are leaving tomorrow morning for our first family vacation of the summer. We will be going to Lancaster (about 2 1/2 hours away) to see and ride Thomas the Tank Engine and enjoy the Day Out With Thomas Festival. This is a super fun day with 2 little boys. We are going with my parents since my Dad is a huge train buff and finally has grandsons to enjoy them with.

Saturday is Dutch Wonderland and the Lagoon Water Park. This is a terrific amusement park for little ones as everything is geared towards small children.

We have been going ont his trip since Nick was 2 and we will continue to does this tradition until the boys tell me they are too old (Sigh). I will post many pictures upon our return.

We just received our official team pictures. We were not able to purchase a disk to load on the computer with the pics on it so I used my camera and took a picture of a picture - but I think you can get an idea of how cute the pictures turned out.

Nick's first official baseball card. The flip side of this card has his height, age, weight, etc.

Since Ray is the coach, they took this wonderful picture of father and son.

Monday, June 15, 2009

What a terrific weekend. Have you ever had one of those great family weekends when nothing special happened, you were totally relaxed, you didn't really go anywhere - but had a super time? Below are some random pictures of our fun.

This is one of my favorite pictures I've taken of Nick.

He was actually in the mood to be photographed. Isn't cooperation grand?

Especiallly when the end product turns out so darn cute.

Believe it or not - Adam isn't screaming for dear life and Nick isn't trying to throw his brother off of the slide - they are actually laughing and having a really great time.

Anyone reading this who has 2 boys will understand!

As the boys took a long Sunday afternoon nap, I filled 2 baby pools and got out the slipping slide. They awoke to a water wonderland in the backyard. We all had a super time and played for hours. I even got into the baby pool.

Below Adam is taking a rest in the midst of all of the excitement.

After just playing in the sand box, Adam has a seat while I put his sandals back on him. In case I wasn't sure, he is showing me where they go. Neither one of my boys like to walk barefoot in the grass.

As Adam still plays in the water, Nick and I sat on the swing, rested, and he played with his newest Transformer as we both enjoyed the smells of Daddy BBQing dinner.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Enjoying the tigers and laughing with a girl from his class who happened to be there too.

He talked Pap into another camel ride after the show.

My Dad and Nick are inseperable, best buddies. They enjoy spending time together and its not uncommon for the two of them to take off on a Saturday and go somewhere together. I am so glad Nick has the opportunity to make such great memories with his grandparents. Those memories will be enjoyed throughout his lifetime. Once Adam is a little more independant, he will get to enjoy more outing as well. Now he gets a toy from Pap when they come home from the outings or if Mimi (my Mom) goes, she'll take him too.

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Hi, I'm Alison. I am 34 years old, I am a busy Momma of 2 young boys. I run a household, I work full time and I am a wife to a wonderful husband. We met at Indiana University of Pa. I have been married for 9 lovely years but we have been together for 15! My life has turned out exactly how I had dreamed and in my eyes, it's practically perfect! Welcome and thanks for enjoying my happiness.

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Ray is my wonderful 33 yr old hubby. We met our freshman year at collge in 1996 and have together ever since. He is a high school physics & chemistry teacher. In addition to teaching children, he is fantastic father to his own. I could not ask for a better man to be my life partner and best friend. We may not agree on everything, but in the end, we agree on everything that is truly important. He is a great man, perfect father, loving husband and I could not ask for more!

Husbands & Wives

A perfect wife is one who doesn't expect a perfect husband. ~ Author Unknown

I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance; a church filled with flowers and friends. I asked him what kind of wedding he wished for; he said one that would make me his wife.~ Author Unknown